Ask An Engineer - ROUNDUP

Submitted by Jam on January 18, 2011 - 2:40pm

All of us have taken a well-deserved holiday break, but the engineers are now working away at our **1 year anniversary** edition of Ask an Engineer! I thought I'd take a moment to review the questions we've answered so far so you can check out any gems you might have missed.

What is Ask an Engineer?

Every month, we take a question from our readers. We have an amazing panel of engineers who provide the answers - from students to veterans, many different disciplines and literally from around the world!

WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS!

Have you always wondered something about engineers? Do you need some unbiased career advice? Why not Ask an Engineer! Send your question to jam AT wastedtalent DOT ca

Brittany asks: "I’m a MechE student, and I love it - even the homework that makes you stay up all night. Unfortunately, I have despised the two engineering companies I've co-oped with. I love school, but I hate the corporate environment. Is there anywhere I can still be an engineer, but get out of the horrible cubiclefarms?"

Kayla asks: "If you--the major problem-solvers out there--could chose any major world problem to fix what would it be? You can choose anyone to work with, no time limits or budget constraints. Actual PLANS to fix these problems need not be included. I just want to know what you engineers think are the biggest and most worthwhile problems out there in the world that you'd like to wrangle if given free reign! :) "